Tuesday, February 2, 2010

There are few things that matter beyond forgiveness, forgiveness of other’s as well as forgiveness of oneself. If you are a Christian, that is the example that you are given by Christ, and that is a command you must be willing to accept if you are to expect Christ to forgive you. If you are seeking mercy, you must show mercy. If you are seeking love, you must show love. If we desire to be forgiven by Christ, we must show forgiveness to those who have wronged us.There are times of pain, times in which you may not think you can forgive, where even the thought of forgiveness seems so far removed from your circumstance that you may feel forgiveness is impossible. It is at those times we must turn toward Christ and the finished work of the cross.

The spirit of forgiveness is one of the few things that truly free us to totally surrender and submit to God. And it is here where we can experience what is unexplainable to those who do not believe in the power of Jesus Christ to change lives...it is here we are free to experience restoration.

For years Maria and I went through a sort of spiritual darkness, covered by attempts to follow Christ and outwardly, I'm sure it looked like we were doing a good job. We weren't, and it has been the forgiveness and mercy of a loving God that has brought us to a place where we can drink the restoring waters of the spirit.

For us, though we've been married for six and a half years, 2010 marks the first year that we are truly broken and surrendered to God...take us Lord and make us what you want us to be....

The lyrics to the song below are for my wife...whom I love and adore...you can hear the song itself by clicking on it on the playlist at the bottom of the page....

Call My Name

It's been so long since you felt like you were lovedSo what went wrong?But do you know there's a place where you belongHere in My arms?

When you feel like you're alone in your sadnessAnd it seems like no one else in this whole world caresAnd you want to get away from the madnessYou just call My name and I'll be thereYou just call My name and I'll be there

The pain inside has erased your hope for loveBut soon you will findThat I'll give you all that your heart could ever wantAnd so much more

When you feel like you're alone in your sadnessAnd it seems like no one else in this whole world caresAnd you want to get away from the madnessYou just call My name and I'll be thereYou just call My name and I'll be there

Oh, you just call My nameIf you just call My nameCall My name, say it nowI want you to never doubtThe love I have for you is so aliveCall My name, say it nowI want you to never doubtThe love I have for you is so alive

You just call My nameYou just call My nameYou just call My name

The love I have for you is so aliveThe love I have for you is so aliveYou just call My nameYou just call My nameYou just call My name

Greg and Maria met almost 10 years ago and have been married for seven. They are the parents of Gabriel, a three year old, spunky, ornery, toddler, who loves all things arachnid and was adopted from Guatemala in 2007. This blog began as a way to spread the word of Gabriel's adoption and to keep everyone informed of all the stages. It is now the story of a Christian family trying to perfect their walk with Christ, their Savior, while learning what grace, mercy and forgiveness are *really* all about.